I wrote a note to the powers-that-be at [email protected]. In hopes that this gets more eyeballs and support, I’m posting below:
I kindly request a repair to the sidewalk corner sidewalk access ramps at 15th Ave & E Olive, on the northwest and northeast corners. Both corners have little or no access ramps and one corner’s concrete is in severe disrepair. There are three reasons for this request:
1. The sidewalks at these corners are very uneven and dangerous walkways. They are among the most uneven that I have seen in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. With two grocery stores and a new park within two blocks, this is a major pedestrian zone.
2. I see a blind woman walk this block multiple times every week. These corners must be very difficult to navigate for a blind person.
3. There is a senior citizen community one block away, and as a result I see more people in wheel chairs cross these corners than I see on the average corner in Seattle. Again this makes wheelchair access impossible for our elderly and disabled population.
I realize there is one manhole on each corner, and while this may make repair more difficult, it is still certainly possible. And for the above reasons, repair is advisable. Please consider this request from a neighbor in the area.
